Rail-joint.



J. W. ENRIGHT.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 25, 1913.

Patented Jan. 6, 1914;

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} 8y ATTORNEYS J. W. ENRIGHT.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1913.

Patented Jan. 6, 1914.

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UNITED stra'rss PATENT OFF JOHN W. ENRIGHT, OI; NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

EAIgL-JOINT.

To all whom it may concern Be itlmoivn that I; JOHN W. EN'RIG'HT,

acitizen of the United States, and a resident of New Orleans, in the parish of Oileans and State of Louisiana, have invented "invention is the provision of a ,rail joint which may be re ed and which, when in assembled position, serves to clamp the rails in a peculiar vise-like manner.

The foregoing and other objects'of the invention will hereinafter be more-fully described and claimed and illustrated in the drawings forming a part of this specification in which like characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all'theviews, and in which i F igure 1 is a transverse section of arailwa -rail showing in elevation a preferred embodiment of-this invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a side view of the same; Fig. 3 ,is a transverse section of a modification of the invention taken on'a line corresponding to the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig 4: is a similar-view of a further modification on ,a line corresponding to the line 4--i of Fig.

2,.it being understood, however, that the actualsections on the lines 33 and H ,woiild disclose a form of clamp corresponding'to Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a detail of the construction of Fig. 1 taken on the line 55 of Fig. 2, but indlcating a variation in -fastening devices.

Having particular reference to Fig. 1, it

will be noted that this invention comprises a pair of bars 10 and 11, each-adapted to embrace, by wed ing act-ion, a slde of a rail- R, and each incliiding a base plate extending beneath the base flange 12 of the rail.

Each bar at its upper edge 13 hugs snugly beneath the head of the rail and at its interspecification of Letters letent.

Application filed m 25. 1913. Serial No. 751,159.

Patented J an. 6,1914.

thence downwardly, merging into a base plate 17 roviding a horizontal space 18 opposite t e adjacent edge of the base flange of the rail. The-other bar 11 is likewise provided with a horizontal outwardly extending member 15) forming a space 20 opposite the edge of the base flange on the other .sideof the rail. A base plate 21- t'ornicd at and integral with the extension of the bar 11 may have connected thereto-a neck 22 of such length as to bring the base plate 21 far -euough below the base plate 17 to provide a space 23 between said base-plates. The space 23 may be maintained between said p ates by any suitable positive ll'lttlllS such, for instance, as loose washers 24 and lugs '25 formed on either of the base plates and extending into contact with the other.

As. shown in Fig. 1, I provide the base pla'te'21 with an integral lug or rib 25 exouter portion of the heel extension 16 of the i bar 10. If. desired, however, the washers and lugs may be omitted, allowing the plates 17 and 21 to engage each other, the neck 22 being made short enough for this'purpose.

The base plate 21 is preferably extended laterally along both of its edges so as to pro: vide flanges 26' tl1rough which any suitable type of fasteners may be driven or passed in order to secure the structure to the cross ties (not shown), these flanges being provided with vertical holes 26 for this pui' ose. The horizontal extensions 16 and 19 o the bars are provided with rows of vertical holes 27, and the portions of the base plates 17 holes 17 and 21', respectively, in vertical alinementwith the holes 27. Through these Several sets of alined vertical holes are passed any suitable form of clamping members, such as bolts 28 or screws 28' for the purpose of drawing those portions of -thejoint members which have engagement with the rail into close gripping cont-act therewith. 'The vertical portions of the bars 10 and 11 are also provided with bolts 29 which extend rail for the purpose of binding these parts in the positions indicated. It will be observed, therefore,that the fastening devices cooperate with parts of the rail joint which are so spaced as to rovide a peculiar viselike clamping effect y reason of the spaces referred to. It will be noted, also, that this type of rail joint gives the rail 9. positive 'tendin'g upwardly into engagement with the therethrough and through the web 15'of the and 21 are provided with corresponding poses.

support at three different angles. The space 23, furthermore, provides cushioning effect for the support of the rail.

That form of the invention shown in Fig. 3 is one in which the bars 10 are substantially alike,'each having a base plate extending beneath the base flange 12 of the rail in substantially close contact therewith, the plates 30 of both members being in the same horizontal plane; These members 10 are so shaped and arranged as to provide horizontal spaces 18 substantially similar to the space 18 in Fig. 1, and for similar pur- Clamping members 28 and 29 are employed in this form of the invention as before described. The ra'ilB in anyfor n of the inventionniay be provided with fiber or other insulation r for use in connection with electrified railroads. r;

In Fig. 4 I showa pair of joint bars 10* of the same form, but instead ofthese bars bein provided with platememb'e s extending eneath the rail tliey are designed to contact with thdupper surface of a at base plate 31 which mayijsub's'tantially correspond in form and e nt to-the plate 21 described in connection w th'FFg. In this-form of the invention, 'also,"-"s' spaces 18 through w 28 operate with e I ect 'cdrrespon' kthe'eflect in Figs. 1 and 3. 1

" The modification of Fi 5 relates to' a fstructure substantially similar to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2,but differs from said construction in the employment of lag/ screws ties instead of using the bolts'28shown in the other figures) 7 Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new 'and desire to'secure by Let ters Patent- 1. The combination with a railway rail= having a head and a base flange, of a, rail joint comprising an angular bar extending alongthe rail and in contact with saidhead, said bar having, a heel engaging the upper surface of said base flange, said bar having a member extending outwardly from the heel alongside of and in the same plane 0 and thence downwardly and inwardly form- .ing a base plate below the lower surface of the rail base flange and providing a s ace the for a practical base flange, said base plate'extending beyond the opposite ed e of the base flange; a second bar fitted to tie opposite side of the 'yond tlie'lateral edges thereof;

'1 4-1-2. The'herein described rail joint compris in an angular bar extending along the rail an in contact with therail head", said bar having a heel embracing the upper surface having an outwardly extending horizontal member and" extending thence downwardly and inwardly forming a horizontal base plate fitted snugly against the lower surface of the railbase flange and providing a' spa'ce longside ofand in the same plane as the use flange, said base plate extending beyond the o posite edgeof the base flange; a secgndfiar'ifitted to the opposite side ofthe irailg'ifnd having its upper edge and heel porff-a1 similar form-to those of'the first i ar butfbeing base plate exten mg below and in' f aced re- ;lation to gfliftiase plate of -the rst bar;

jmeans cb'dperating betwcensaid base plates 28. for securlng thestructure tothe :railwayf .ser-vingto maintain such spaced relation; clamping. means passing through the hon- JOHN w. ENRIGHT.

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of the rail base flange, said ba'r furthermore (provided; with T an integral zontal extensions of the heel portions of the 1 rail and having upper edge and heel por tions to the ra'if base by clamping action be- 

